Join us for a Curator Talk with student curators, Somerville Museum staff, and Phil Reavis.
Above and Beyond showcases the life of Phil Reavis – a Somerville native, Olympian, and the first person of color to be honored with a naming right in Somerville. Reavis broke records as an athlete, appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, coached the 1964 Vietnam's Olympic track and field team and enjoyed a long career as a teacher, coach and musician. A world traveler, he continues to lead a life full of adventure. The Somerville High School’s athletic field will be named The Philip Reavis, Sr. Field.
This exhibition is a collaboration with students from the Somerville High School Local History Club, led by teacher Adda Santos. In 2020, students and Museum staff and volunteers collaborated to create an exhibit called The Basement Project: Not Your Usual Basement Junk. This project was nationally recognized with a 2021 Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH). For her work on the project, Adda Santos was awarded the 2020 William Spratt Award for Teaching High School Social Studies from the Massachusetts Commission for the Social Studies.
Admission: $10; free to Somerville Museum members (use code MEMBER) and children 18 years of age and under* (use code STUDENT).
RSVP: Space is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.
Parking: Please note that there is no dedicated parking at the Somerville Museum. For more information and how to get to the Museum please review our website: https://www.somervillemuseum.org/gettinghere
Accessibility: The Somerville Museum is now handicapped accessible. The ADA entrance can be found on the ground level at 1 Westwood Road.
*valid for this exhibition only